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Audio/Video Archives - 2007-2008 Regular Session

Meetings are listed by date with the most recent meeting at the top. If there is a television recording of the meeting links to that format will be available below.

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Biosciences and Emerging Technology

3/6/2007
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HFXXX (Haws) Establishing a bioscience business promotion and marketing program, funds appropriated.
HFXXX (Beard) Establishing a small business nanotechnology development fund program, funds appropriated.

Commerce and Labor

3/6/2007
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HF633 (Sertich) Health plan coverage for hearing aids regulated.
HF772 (Paymar) Aircraft insurance minimum liability requirements increased, and aircraft insurance made not voidable retroactively after a claim.
HF413 (Lillie) Outdoor sport equipment dealers franchise agreements with manufacturers regulated, title requirements imposed, and money appropriated.
HF512 (Atkins) Gift certificate and gift card expiration dates and service fees prohibited.
HF111 (Loeffler) Preventive health care promoted by requiring high deductible health plans used with a health savings account to cover preventive care with no deductible as permitted by federal law.
HF475 (Loeffler) Adult dependents private health care coverage expanded by including those not enrolled as full-time students.

Environment and Natural Resources

3/6/2007
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HF375 (Ruud) Global Warming Mitigation Act adopted. Amendments and final vote only, no testimony.

E-12 Education

3/6/2007
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HF796 (Murphy, E.) Family, friend, and neighbor grant program established to promote children's early literacy, healthy development, and school readiness, and to foster community partnerships; and money appropriated.
HF814 (Bly) Teacher education and compensation helps (TEACH) program established, and money appropriated.
HF1089 (Peterson, S.) Child care quality improved and professional development of child care practitioners expanded, and money appropriated.
HF1196 (Slawik) Prekindergarten children with disabilities special instruction provided.
HF1325 (Peterson, S.) High five kindergarten program authorized.
HF1561 (Faust) Early intervention adequate yearly progress grants established, formula allowance increased, and money appropriated.
HF1174 (Dominguez) Minnesota reading corps program established, and money appropriated.
HF1426 (Davnie) Extended year kindergarten program created, and money appropriated.
HF1086 (Davnie) Four-year-old students made eligible for extended time programs. (discussion only)
HF1562 (Mariani) Literacy skills for students required, and money appropriated.

Finance

3/5/2007
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HF163 (Huntley) Duluth postemployment benefits accounts authorized to pay benefits to retired employees and to generate revenue dedicated to meet certain city obligations.
HF9 (Juhnke) Dairy investment income and corporate franchise tax credit provided for qualifying investments in dairy operations.
HF158 (Urdahl) Livestock farming operations construction materials sales tax exemption provided.
HF446 (Kahn) Outdoor light pollution restricted.
HF539 (Juhnke) Trunk highway Route No. 145 technical correction provided, and Legislative Route No. 262 removed.
Presentations by House fiscal staff about division accounts and funding base.

Game, Fish and Forestry Division

3/5/2007
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HF1183 (Loeffler) Community forest management provided and forest and shade tree pest control provided
HF1228 (Dill) Lake trout season modified within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
HF32 (Hackbarth) Outdoor walk-in access program established to voluntarily make available privately held land for hunting and fishing
HF904 (Dill) Land acquisition, land owners' bill of rights, and mineral interest record requirements modified; state park additions and deletions provided; and public and private sales and conveyances of state lands authorized
HF632 (McNamara) Vermillion Highlands Wildlife Management Area designated
HF357 (Dill) Lake County tax-forfeited land sale authorized
HF1122 (Howes) Crow Wing County tax-forfeited land sales authorized
HF1419 (Garofalo) Dakota County tax-forfeited land bordering public water conveyance authorized

Labor and Consumer Protection Division

3/5/2007
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HF740 (Mahoney) Price gouging prohibited on essential consumer good and services including food, water, fuel, gasoline, medical supplies, and other items; and enforcement authority provided.
HF541 (Hilstrom) Identity theft crime definition expanded to include posing as another person for purposes of harassing or defaming.

HF1104 (Laine) has been removed from the agenda.

Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs

3/5/2007
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HF276 (Otremba) MinnesotaCare self-employed farmers income definition modified.
HF255/SF138* (Sviggum) Plant hazards evaluation and report to legislature required.

HF1065 (Otremba) has been removed from agenda

Veterans Affairs Division

3/5/2007
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HF1157 (Haws) Minnesota "Support Our Troops" account fund uses expanded.
HF1134 (Doty) Minnesota National Guard Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentality established.
HF551(Wollschlager) Tax deduction for out-of-state active military duty clarified.
HF903 (Severson) Montgomery GI Bill for the Selected Reserves; Congress urged by resolution to permit members of the National Guard and reserves to receive and use federal educational benefits following separation from active status and discharge.

Education Finance and Economic Competitiveness Finance Division

3/5/2007
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Establishing Education Committee priorities/setting targets

Disparities in Student Support and Service Subcommittee

3/5/2007
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HF1198 (Mariani) Limited English proficiency programs five-year limit on funding removed.
HF1186 (Greiling) Collaborative urban educator recruitment and training programs grants authorized.
HF196 (Greiling) Mental health provisions modified, inmate assessments required, children's mental health grants and training established, Crisis Intervention Team State Council created. (information only)

Minnesota Heritage Finance Division

3/5/2007
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Budget presentations by Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans, Chicano Latino Affairs Council and Council on Black Minnesotans.

Energy Finance and Policy Division

3/5/2007
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HF1221 (Kalin) Energy savings activities required under the conservation investment program. Discussion only. To get on the agenda please contact Andy Pomroy at andy.pomroy@house.mn or (651) 296-4180.

State Government Finance Division

3/5/2007
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Transportation Finance Division

3/5/2007
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Subcommittee Reports:
HF701 (Brynaert) Mankato district transportation headquarters funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF676 (Ward) Restricted drivers' licenses appearance modified.
HF1219 (Juhnke) Milk truck weight exemption sunset date repealed.
HF818 (Hortman) Towing authority granted to Department of Transportation within metropolitan district, and hazardous materials and motor vehicle carrier provisions modified
HF730 (Lieder) Special license plates provisions modified.
HF763 (Lieder) Highway contracts regulation modified.
HF1059 (Madore) Driver's license cancellation provisions modified.
HF1060 (Madore) Driver's license required information modified.
HF1061 (Madore) Drivers required to possess a valid and unexpired driver's license.

Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs

3/5/2007
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HF532 (Winkler) Military personnel utility and other contracts regulated, and cancellations authorized.
HF465/SF321* (Kranz) Independent nonprofit firefighting corporations included for joint exercise of powers agreements.
HF905 (Scalze) Preventative health services programs for city employees authorized.
HF935/SF736* (Scalze) Metropolitan Intercounty Association renamed the Minnesota Inter-county Association.
HF577 (Hansen) Ditch buffer and drainage and inspection requirements modified, and money appropriated.
HF457 (Gardner) Scrap metal dealer purchase record keeping expanded relating to law enforcement.
HF881 (Hilstrom) Metropolitan Land Planning act and related statutes modified, and erroneous and obsolete references corrected.
HF882 (Hilstrom) Metropolitan livable communities fund governing provisions modified, funds transfer authorized, and onetime transfer for local planning assistance grants and loans provided.
HF1045 (Dominguez) State lottery gross proceeds in lieu of sales tax distribution for metropolitan parks and open space clarified, and parks and open space commission member compensation modified.
HF312 (Hornstein) Metropolitan Council elections provided.
HF1429(Urdahl) Meeker County EDA authorized to increase its membership to nine.

Taxes

3/5/2007
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HF862 (Liebling) Taxpayer assistance toll-free telephone lines required.
HF517 (Nelson) Tax information reporting requirements expanded.
HF1509 (Tschumper) Toll-free telephone access required for taxpayer assistance, income tax return processing provided, withholding returns electronic filing required, sales tax assistance study and additional auditors provided, and money appropriated
HF1614 (Lenczewski) Tax compliance expanded efforts required, and money appropriated
HF879 (Nelson) Contractor payment withholdings required.
HF1503 (Walker) Low income taxpayer assistance

Bills Added
HF843 (Benson) Electronic filing of individual income tax returns through the Department of Revenue Web site
HFXXX (Loeffler) Taxpayer assistance grant administration; notification and timing
HFXXX (Bunn) Tax Compliance; Merit pay for tax compliance auditors

Property Tax Relief and Local Sales Tax Division

3/5/2007
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HF647 (Dittrich) Residential homestead market value credit modified.
HF1491 (Kranz) Market value homestead credit.
HFXXX (Bunn) Market value homestead credit.
HF885 (Hilty) Cloquet local sales tax authorized.
HF134 (Jaros) Duluth food and beverage sales tax increase authorized, and proceeds allocated to renovations and a new arena at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center.
HF442 (Howes) Emily sales tax authorized and fund use specified.
HF1135 (Pelowski) Winona sales and use tax authorized.
HF108 (Morrow) North Mankato local sales tax authorized and funds use specified
HF1103 (Moe) Bemidji local sales and use tax extended.

Ways and Means

3/5/2007
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February forecast presentation by State Economist Tom Stinson and Daniel E. Laughenburg, vice president and chief economist, Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

Energy Finance and Policy Division

3/2/2007
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HF670 (Liebling) School districts authorized to include energy efficiency improvement projects in alternative facilities plans.
HF660 (Bly) Renewable energy objective and state economic benefit strategy required.
HF1034 (Peterson, A.) Heating and cooling policy for state building projects established.
HF1098 (Peterson, A.) Geothermal investment loans revolving fund established, and money appropriated.
HF1145 (Peterson, A.) Geothermal energy incentives established.
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